Latest news happening in the settlement sector of Ontario.
Here we post new publications (studies, reports), government notices and more.
This study examines how over-education is associated with life satisfaction among university-educated immigrant and non-immigrant workers in Canada, and accounts for differences in the degree of over-education in each group.
This research can be used as a model for understanding and describing the capacities of particular groups of refugees living in exile, especially young refugees who have sought refuge in a neighbouring country.
The report has found that a large number of black students are being streamed into applied instead of academic programs and they are suspended at much higher rates than their counterparts in Toronto.
The government of Ontario aims to enhance safety for health care professionals at work by implementing recommendations from the Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care Report.
The Physical Literacy and Recreation Project aims to engage over 2,000 children and youth in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge in fun activities to get them moving and learn about the importance of staying active. This is one of 127 projects across Ontario that is receiving support through the Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund.
The Luke’s Place Virtual Legal Clinic connects woman abuse survivors to trained lawyers using video conferencing or the telephone.
Although this resource is produced by the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society, the content is also relevant for the rest of Canada.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has published monthly refugee claim numbers for January to April 2017 on their website.
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), with support from the Government of Canada, today launched the World Refugee Council (WRC), an independent group of global leaders and innovators aimed at advancing new solutions to the global refugee crisis.
The video aims to increase awareness about Family Centered Approach and make its benefits known by sharing the experiences of health care professionals, researchers and social workers. The Family Centred Approach to client care is incorporating the family’s belief system, attitudes, traditions and cultural norms into treatment.